and Mr. Watson appeared for the defendant. PC 21 said that at about forty minutes

past twelve on Sunday morning, he, along with another officer, went to the Prince Arthur Inn

and knocked at the door. They waited about seven minutes before any person came to

the door. A woman then came and asked who was there, and he replied, "The police". She then asked for their numbers, when he said that was of no consequence, and he did not give them.

They were not admitted to the house.

Mr Watson said that he had reason to suppose there was someone in the house, because he heard persons talking on the inside. He had not seen anyone go in or come out of the premises. He

had not given his number when requeted to do so.

PC 39 corroborated the first officer's statement.

Mr Watson said that he was not aware that the police had a parrticular 'knock' on such occasions,

and added that the person who went to the door asted very properly in refusing

admittance to the two policemen.

She had put a question to them which they ought to have answered, and by their refusing to do so,

she was perfectly right in not opening the door.

The fact was, that many persons went to public houses during prohibited hours, said that

they were police constables, and thereby gained admittance. In the present case there was no one in the defendant's house but his own family. The house was closed at twelve o'clock on the Saturday night, and at the time the officers visited the place, the family were waiting for

the coming home of one of Mr. Rawlinson's sons, who is an apprentice to Mr. Alston,

pawnbroker, Friargate, and they were well aware of how late it was on Saturday nights when pawnbrokers closed their establishments.

Mr. Watson called a daughter and a son of the defendant, who bore out his statement.

The magistrates, having consulted for a short time, the Mayor said, We dismiss this case,

and at the same time I must say that the police officers ought to have answered the question which was put to them. There could be no good in refusing to give the information asked for, but a great deal of good might have arisen by giving it.

Preston Chronicle 22nd December 1866

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MOOR LANE, PRESTON

VALUABLE HOTEL PROPERTY

by Mr. JABEZ B. JONES on

Wednesday 3rd January 1877, at the PRINCE ARTHUR

HOTEL, Moor Lane, Preston.

LOT 1.CAPITAL and commanding INN or PUBLIC

HOUSE, situate at the corner of Moor Lane and Victoria

Street, in the occupation of Mr. William Fishwick, the

owner, known by the name of the "PRINCE ARTHUR,"

together with the Brewhouse, now used as a Stable,

Buildings and Yard.

The Public House contains a large, capital vault, two

Bar Parlours, good Sitting Rooms and Bedrooms, &c.,

together with the lock-up shop adjoining the Prince

Arthur, at 151 Victoria Street.

Preston Chronicle 30th December 1876

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On Wednesday evening, 22nd January, in the

Club-room of the Prince Arthur Hotel, Moor

Lane, a lecture was given by Mr. Charles Harvey,

on the subject of "Sewer Ventilation and

Sanitation." There was a fair attendance.

Mr. Harvey illustrated his remarks with apparatus

he had constructed, showing the effects of the

varying systems of ventilation now in vogue.

Preston Chronicle 25th January 1890

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SALES OF THE PAST WEEK

The fully-licensed public-house, the "PRINCE

ARTHUR HOTEL," Moor Lane, together with

the brewery, stables, coach house, and buildings

attached, and the two adjoining dwelling-houses

and shop in Victoria Street, the whole containing

about 643 superficial square yards.

The hotel contains vault, parlours, and other

accommodation, and is well-known as one doing

a large retail business, and a large outside trade

in connection with the brewery.

Preston Chronicle 9th April 1892

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The above image was contributed by a reader (Simon)

- if you let me know your full name I'll acknowledge it

on the site, but thanks anyway.

Simon found the bottle on a tip that used to exist at

the back of Haslam Park some time ago.

On the bottle, from top to bottom, it reads:-

"DAVID BRAMLEY"

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"D.B."

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"MOOR LANE, PRESTON"

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I don't know a lot about David Bramley other than that he was the landlord of the Prince Arthur Hotel, Moor Lane, Preston, from 1892 - 1895, and again in 1904. He owned the property.

It would seem that he had a "chain" of businesses, mainly grocery-type outlets. I intend taking a closer look at him later.